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The Tube Music Network is a music video network carried on select digital television subchannels and digital cable systems. The network's president and founder is Les Garland, a veteran of MTV and VH1. The Tube is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Tube Media Corp. (OTCBB: TUBM)which was founded by David Levy in 2003, and is independent from any major media company.
The Tube airs classic and modern music videos in a format similar to the original format of Music Television (MTV) and Video Hits One (VH1). There are no reality shows, award shows or game shows on the network, as they plan on having nothing more than music programming on their lineup. It should be noted however, that recently, it has begun playing a couple or so commercials and PSAs.
Currently, it is available mostly in markets in which Raycom Media operates stations. According to a March 2006 article in The New York Times, Tribune Broadcasting has announced that it will start multicasting The Tube on its DTV channels in summer 2006. [1] However, as of Mid-April 2006, it had already begun transmission on digital television in New York City, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. The network also broadcasts on WLVI in Boston, which was purchased from Tribune by Sunbeam Television in late December 2006.
On March 23, 2006, Sinclair Broadcasting announced they would start multicasting The Tube on many of their outlets in the summer of 2006 as well. [2]. That relationship stopped temporarily on January 1, 2007, in a dispute involving FCC requirements for digital subchannels. The FCC has ruled that in addition to the main analog channels, each digital subchannel must also run the government mandated 3 hours of E/I programming a week, and also be able to broadcast any alerts from the Emergency Alert System.
[edit] Affiliates
| Rank |
Market |
The Tube Affiliate |
Digital cable channel |
Station Owner |
| 1 |
New York |
WPIX 11 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 250
Cablevision 184
Verizon FiOS 861 |
Tribune |
| 2 |
Los Angeles |
KTLA-TV 5 (The CW) DT5 |
Comcast 192 |
Tribune |
| 3 |
Chicago |
WGN-TV 9 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 197 |
Tribune |
| 4 |
Philadelphia |
WPHL-TV 17 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 250 |
Tribune |
| 6 |
Dallas / Fort Worth |
KDAF 33 (The CW) DT2 |
Time Warner Cable 419
Verizon FiOS 853 |
Tribune |
| 7 |
Boston |
WLVI 56 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 296 |
Sunbeam Television |
| 8 |
Washington, D.C. |
WDCW 50 (The CW) DT2 |
Verizon FiOS 853
Comcast 207
Cox 804 |
Tribune |
| 10 |
Houston |
KHCW 39 (The CW) DT2 |
39.2 |
Tribune |
| 12 |
Tampa / St. Petersburg |
WTTA 38 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 245 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 14 |
Seattle / Tacoma |
KMYQ 22 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 116 |
Tribune |
| 15 |
Minneapolis / St. Paul |
WUCW 23 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 254 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 16 |
Miami / Ft. Lauderdale |
WSFL-TV 39 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 241 |
Tribune |
| 17 |
Cleveland / Akron / Canton |
WUAB 43 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Time Warner 545
WOW 140
Cox 124 |
Raycom Media |
| 18 |
Denver |
KWGN-TV 2 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 248 |
Tribune |
| 20 |
Sacramento |
KTXL 40 (FOX) DT2 |
Starstream 241
Comcast 194 |
Tribune |
| 21 |
St. Louis |
KPLR-TV 11 (The CW) DT2 |
Charter 136 |
Tribune |
| 22 |
Pittsburgh |
WPMY 22 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 241 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 23 |
Portland, OR |
KRCW 32 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 303 |
Tribune |
| 24 |
Baltimore |
WNUV 54 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 207 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 25 |
Indianapolis |
WTTV 4 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 254 |
Tribune |
| 27 |
San Diego |
KSWB 69 (The CW) DT3 |
Cox 199 |
Tribune |
| 28 |
Hartford / New Haven |
WTXX 20 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 250
Cox 810 |
Tribune |
| 30 |
Nashville |
WUXP-TV 30 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 247 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 32 |
Columbus, OH |
WTTE 28 (FOX) DT2 |
Insight 834
WOW 140 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 33 |
Cincinnati |
WXIX-TV 19 (FOX) DT2 |
Insight 140
Time Warner 920 |
Raycom Media |
| 34 |
Milwaukee |
WCGV-TV 24 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 36 |
Greenville / Spartanburg / Anderson, SC |
WLOS 13 (ABC) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 37 |
San Antonio |
KMYS 35 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 38 |
West Palm Beach / Ft. Pierce |
WFLX 29 (FOX) DT2 |
Adelphia 183
Comcast 184 |
Raycom Media |
| 39 |
Grand Rapids |
WXMI 17 (FOX) DT2 |
Charter 137
Comcast 254 |
Tribune |
| 40 |
Birmingham / Tuscaloosa / Anniston |
WABM 68 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 41 |
Harrisburg |
WPMT 43 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 250 |
Tribune |
| 43 |
Las Vegas |
KVMY 21 (MyNetworkTV) DT3 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 44 |
Memphis |
WMC-TV 5 (NBC) DT3 |
Time Warner 755 |
Raycom Media |
| 45 |
Albuquerque / Santa Fe |
KASA-TV 2 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 207 |
Raycom Media/LIN TV |
| 46 |
Oklahoma City |
KOCB 34 (The CW) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 48 |
Louisville |
WAVE 3 (NBC) TBA |
TBA |
Raycom Media |
| 56 |
Albany, NY |
WCWN 45 (The CW) DT2 |
TBA |
Freedom Communications |
| 58 |
Dayton |
WKEF 22 (ABC) DT2 |
Time Warner 723 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 60 |
Knoxville |
WTNZ 43 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 195
Charter 195 |
Raycom Media |
| 61 |
Richmond / Petersburg |
WTVR-TV 6 (CBS) DT3 |
Comcast 207 |
Raycom Media |
| 63 |
Lexington, KY |
WDKY-TV 56 (FOX) WDKY-DT2 56-2 |
Insight 834 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 65 |
Charleston-Huntingon WV |
WCHS-TV 8 (ABC) WCHS-DT2 8-2 |
Adelphia 145 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 66 |
Flint / Saginaw / Bay City |
WSMH-TV 66 (FOX) WSMH-DT2 66-2 |
Comcast Flint 254 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 70 |
Tucson / Sierra Vista |
KOLD-TV 13 (CBS) DT3 |
Comcast 207
Cox 763 |
Raycom Media |
| 71 |
Toledo |
WNWO-TV 24 (NBC) DT2 |
Buckeye Cable System 625
Time Warner 81 |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 72 |
Honolulu |
KFVE 5 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Oceanic 590 |
Raycom Media |
| 73 |
Des Moines |
KDSM 17 (FOX) DT16 17-2 |
Mediacom |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 74 |
Portland, ME |
WGME 13 (CBS) DT2 |
Adelphia 184 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 77 |
Spokane, WA |
KAYU 28 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 116 |
Mountain Broadcasting, LLC |
| 78 |
Rochester, NY |
WUHF 31 (FOX) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 79 |
Syracuse |
WSTM-TV 3 (NBC) DT4 |
Time Warner 864 |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 80 |
Paducah / Cape Girardeau / Harrisburg, IL |
KFVS-TV 12 (CBS) DT3 |
City Cable 139 |
Raycom Media |
| 81 |
Shreveport |
KSLA-TV 12 (CBS) DT2 |
Time Warner 1113
Cox 245 |
Raycom Media |
| 82 |
Champaign/Springfield |
WICD-TV 15 (ABC) DT2 |
Insight 140 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 83 |
Columbia, SC |
WACH 57 (FOX) DT2 |
TBA |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 84 |
Huntsville / Decatur / Florence |
WAFF 48 (NBC) DT3 |
Charter 183
Comcast 184
Knology 175
Mediacom 226 |
Raycom Media |
| 85 |
Madison, WI |
WMSN 47 (FOX) DT2 |
TBA |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 87 |
Jackson, MS |
WLBT 3 (NBC) DT3 |
TBA |
Raycom Media |
| 89 |
Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City / Dubuque |
KWWL 7 (NBC) DT3 |
Mediacom 106
Cedar Falls Cable 472 |
Quincy Newspapers |
| 93 |
Baton Rouge |
WAFB 9 (CBS) DT4 |
Cox 120 |
Raycom Media |
| 94 |
Colorado Springs / Pueblo |
KXRM-TV 21 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 142
Comcast 478 |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 97 |
Savannah |
WTOC-TV 11 (CBS) DT3 |
Comcast 243 |
Raycom Media |
| 100 |
Charleston |
WMMP 36 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 246 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 101 |
Evansville |
WFIE 14 (NBC) DT 3 |
Insight 834
Sigecom 248 |
Raycom Media |
| 111 |
Tyler/Longview |
KLTV 7 (ABC) 7.3 |
Suddenlink 245 |
Raycom Media |
| 113 |
Traverse City / Cadillac |
WPBN-TV 7/WTOM-TV 4 (NBC) DT2 |
Charter 200 |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 114 |
Augusta, GA |
WFXG 54 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 241
Knology 179 |
Raycom Media |
| 128 |
Columbus, GA |
WXTX 54 (FOX) DT2 |
Mediacom 230
Knology 179 |
Raycom Media |
| 136 |
Wilmington, NC |
WSFX-TV 26 (FOX) DT2 |
Time Warner 916 |
Wilmington Telecasters, Inc.
(under LMA by Raycom Media) |
| 141 |
Medford, OR |
KMVU 26 (FOX) DT2 |
N/A |
Stainless Broadcasting Company |
| 145 |
Albany, GA |
WFXL 31 (FOX) DT2 |
TBA |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 147 |
Lubbock, TX |
KCBD 11 (NBC) DT3 |
Suddenlink 113 |
Raycom Media |
| 156 |
Panama City |
WPGX 28 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 237
Knology 179 |
Raycom Media |
| 165 |
Hattiesburg / Laurel |
WDAM-TV 7 (NBC) DT2 |
Comcast 195 |
Raycom Media |
| 172 |
Dothan |
WDFX-TV 34 (FOX) DT2 |
TBA |
Raycom Media |
| 175 |
Lake Charles, LA |
KPLC 34 (NBC) DT3 |
TBA |
Raycom Media |
| 178 |
Marquette |
WLUC-TV 6 (NBC) DT3 |
Charter 305 |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 188 |
Lafayette, IN |
WTTV 4 (The CW) |
Insight 834 |
Tribune |
| 199 |
Ottumwa / Kirksville |
KTVO 3 (ABC) DT2 |
TBA |
Barrington Broadcasting |
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